Beatlemania is back, baby.
Sam Mendes finally overturned the beans on his media Beatles Project in Cinemacon on Monday, mounted on stage during the Sony presentation to drop a bomb with neutrons of casting.
Paul MESCAL,, Barry Keoghan,, Harris DickinsonAnd Joseph Quinn I will play as Paul McCartney,, Ringo Starr,, John LennonAnd George Harrisonrespectively. Not in a conventional biopic but four of them, all releasing in April 2028.
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THE Heaven And American beauty The director said that “the cinematographic event with four films” will be told from the point of view of each member of the group. “Together, the four films will tell the story of the biggest group in history,” he said. The CEO of Sony, Tom Rothman, nicknamed the company “The first bingable theatrical experience”.
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The unusual approach to cinematographic hagiography recognizes the “four very different human beings” at the center of the largest rock group, said Mendes. He also revealed that the main photography would take “more than a year” to shoot the four films. Then he presented the Beatles.
Mescal, Keoghan, Dickinson and Quinn went on stage on applause and everyone tried their best Liverpool accents by thanking fans for their enthusiasm. “It’s wonderful to be here,” said Mescal, while Keoghan described the crowd of Cinemacon as “so charming public”, and Dickinson said they would like to “bring you home with us”, citing the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”.
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Classically pushing Beatles Black, the quartet channeled the group in their bow and left the scene until 1967’s aforementioned success.
The Hollywood Reporter First announced the news of the Beatles de Mendes project in fact four Beatles projects in February 2024. Gladiator II director Ridley Scott revealed that Mescal was linked to the project In December, but he was not clear who could represent his group comrades until Monday.
Although the Beatles have already received the treatment of the film in projects like Nowhere,, Turn onAnd Birth of BeatlesThe Mendes project will be the first biopic made with a complete life story and musical rights of each of the members of the members.
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